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Stephen Kawaja
Founder of 452b
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Stephen Kawaja is a seasoned investor with a background in industrial engineering and a focus on hedge funds and capital markets. Currently serving as a WEB3/NFT investor, consultant, artist, and advisor at crookedwest, he has successfully founded 452b, advised at SignalFire, and managed portfolios at SAC Capital and Empyrean Capital Partners, LP.
Highlights of his career include founding TiZE Inc., investing in companies like Qusecure and Blockchain Capital, and bringing expertise in areas such as equity research, due diligence, financial modeling, and trading to his current role as a WEB3/NFT investor and consultant.
Work Experience
WEB3 / NFT investor, consultant, artist and advisor
2015 - Current
artist advisory: advise over 35 artists
Founder
2022
digital art label and brand
Fund Advisor
2014
Leading growth VC
SignalFire is a venture capital firm that invests in seed stage companies and breakout companies.
IFS Coatings
2008 - 2021
www.ifscoatings.com www.polychemcoatings.com
RSS
2008 - 2021
www.rssdixie.com
Founder
2014 - 2016
Portfolio Manager
2007 - 2008
Focus on consumer, industrial, and chemicals
Senior analyst
2004 - 2006
Summer analyst, Analyst
2003 - 2004
Viking Global Investors is an investment firm that uses fundamental analysis to select investments across industries and geographies.
Associate, Analyst
2000 - 2002
Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP) is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in emerging information technology companies.